A Year in Review: Lessons from 2019
If I had to choose one word to describe 2019 it would have to be “Growth”. So damn much of it!
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Why Every Woman Should Travel Solo
The answer is easy. It will change your life in the best possible ways! I absolutely, 100% believe that every woman should have the experience of taking at least two weeks to travel alone in a foreign country at least once in their lives. No doubt, no question, it will shift everything. My six week […]
Continue readingThe Power of “No”
I’ve had so many conversations about this topic lately that I really want to give it more attention. Tell me if this sounds familiar… You really want to do X – maybe that’s start a business, take a class on something you’re interested in, spend more time taking care of yourself, etc. You feel like […]
Continue readingWhy I Don’t Count Countries
This is a question I see often from the travel groups I’m in. Someone will post “How many countries have you visited?” and piles of ladies respond with their numbers. Then there will be a debate about what counts and what doesn’t. Questions like, “Do you count it if you didn’t leave the airport?” run […]
Continue readingFun Ways to Connect with Your Destination
As travelers, how we see and interact with the places we visit matters! It informs our perception of a culture and its people, it teaches us lessons about our own lives, and also what we tell others about our experiences. In our Wandering Soul Sisters community, we were recently talking about our favorite ways to […]
Continue readingHow We Connect Matters
Have you ever spent time with someone and when you went your separate ways felt like you didn’t know any more about them than when the conversation started? I know I have! Confession: I despise small talk! If I’m going to spend my time connecting with someone, I want to really get to know them. […]
Continue readingWhat’s Next? A Sisterhood of Soulful Explorers
In the last two weeks I discovered this new thing, which I am now completely in love with and totally didn’t even know I was missing… Community! I spent four days at The Everything Conference in the company of nearly 100 like-minded individuals who were open, accepting, vulnerable, intelligent, and basically just full of […]
Continue readingSolo Travel: Finding Confidence in Great Basin National Park
…and we’re back! Last week I went on my very first solo camping trip in the US! Great Basin National Park is less than a four hour drive from home (Salt Lake City), and I needed a little getaway in Nature to clear my head so I can start this next chapter off right. I’ve […]
Continue readingChanging Seasons: A Time of Transition
“Always be open to your path and your journey” ~Love Letters to God, Nahko and Medicine for the People (my favorite band) Life is full of different types of journeys we must navigate and it’s time for me to start another. Tomorrow I leave my day job and I have surprisingly more feels about it […]
Continue readingTravel Inspiration: Lessons from the Norwegian Fjords
One of the sneaky side benefits of independent travel is the insights and lessons I learn from my surroundings. During my recent trip to Norway with my super awesome mom, we had three days on a ferry from Bergen to the Lofoten Islands. There wasn’t much to do on the ship so the majority of […]
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